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London Gay Pride 2010 PDF Print E-mail
From the bustling heart of the mighty English capital city revealed a fresh burst of life, vibrance and freedom; Gay Pride.  From what normally consisted a dreary grey and cold scene proceeded within a day to the biggest flourish of colours and happiness this side of the millennium and all this was caused by the flamboyant occurrence of Lady Gaga with “Bad Romance” and the romantic “Don’t Stop Believing” by the Glee Cast.
London Pride 2010 for me was an amazing experience which i think i will treasure forever.  The endless miles of floats which contrasted into the streams of multicoloured balloons lifted the atmosphere into what a ‘Transport For London’ employee said as “An Endless Party”. The loud music proved to lift the hearts and souls of Gays Lesbians Bisexuals Transexuals Pansexuals and Heterosexuals which created a live rave in Trafalgar Square and across Oxford Street, Regent Street, Bond Street and Baker Street.  With special guest appearances of Rachel Tucker from the West End cast of ‘Wicked’ performing a live debut of ‘Defying Gravity’, she brought the message that nothing is impossible and we all can defy gravity with our hearts. This message really shows Gay Pride to be “exhilarating fun and safe” (Sophie aged 19 from London) and that we are in an “accepting community and time”.
Gay pride itself is not only about the mass of like minded and hearted people but also about the individuals and how gay pride comes across to them; be it from different professions to different global cultures.  I asked a group of people from “Christians Together at Pride”  what they felt Gay Pride meant to them and they felt that “Gay Pride is the family of people no matter who they are in order for people to see people and to raise the LGBT profile”.
As the sun started to set over the hot memorable day, the united front of people of all ages, sexes and sexualities started to slowly disperse through the seas of colours from both the streamers and flags and the warm pink sky.  As a whole, London Pride 2010 really brought together the ‘freedom of expression’  and the ‘unification of people’ (Stonewall) in a “celebration of life’ ( youth group The Bridge) and for me personally the warmth of community and vibrance of the gay world really commemorates a warm loving community that we live in.

picture of london prideMatthieu (17), a GYC host, talks about his experience of London Pride this year!

From the bustling heart of the mighty English capital city revealed a fresh burst of life, vibrance and freedom; Gay Pride.  From what normally consisted a dreary grey and cold scene proceeded within a day to the biggest flourish of colours and happiness this side of the millennium and all this was caused by the flamboyant occurrence of Lady Gaga with “Bad Romance” and the romantic “Don’t Stop Believing” by the Glee Cast.  

 


London Pride 2010 for me was an amazing experience which i think i will treasure forever.  The endless miles of floats which contrasted into the streams of multicoloured balloons lifted the atmosphere into what a ‘Transport For London’ employee said as “An Endless Party”. The loud music proved to lift the hearts and souls of Gays Lesbians Bisexuals Transexuals Pansexuals and Heterosexuals which created a live rave in Trafalgar Square and across Oxford Street, Regent Street, Bond Street and Baker Street.  With special guest appearances of Rachel Tucker from the West End cast of ‘Wicked’ performing a live debut of ‘Defying Gravity’, she brought the message that nothing is impossible and we all can defy gravity with our hearts. This message really shows Gay Pride to be “exhilarating fun and safe” (Sophie aged 19 from London) and that we are in an “accepting community and time”.

 

Gay pride itself is not only about the mass of like minded and hearted people but also about the individuals and how gay pride comes across to them; be it from different professions to different global cultures.  I asked a group of people from “Christians Together at Pride”  what they felt Gay Pride meant to them and they felt that “Gay Pride is the family of people no matter who they are in order for people to see people and to raise the LGBT profile”.   


As the sun started to set over the hot memorable day, the united front of people of all ages, sexes and sexualities started to slowly disperse through the seas of colours from both the streamers and flags and the warm pink sky.  As a whole, London Pride 2010 really brought together the ‘freedom of expression’  and the ‘unification of people’ (Stonewall) in a “celebration of life’ ( youth group The Bridge) and for me personally the warmth of community and vibrance of the gay world really commemorates a warm loving community that we live in.
 
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  1. aaron123 makes this comment

    Monday 9 August, 2010

    i want to go but my mum wont let me go im only 13 so fair point :'(

  2. adark876 makes this comment

    Wednesday 4 August, 2010

    i was in the parade on the amnesty international float it was soo 8-)

  3. shanna_c9710 makes this comment

    Tuesday 3 August, 2010

    Can't wait to go next year
    Too bad I missed it it looked awesome :-D

  4. daniel_legend_94 makes this comment

    Saturday 24 July, 2010

    I heard about it and was dying to go. However, my parents don't know i'm gay AND London is a very long way away :'( Joy!! Gay Pride in Grantham/Newark?? :D

  5. chris44 makes this comment

    Friday 16 July, 2010

    Such a good write up, Matt you make it sound amazing! def going next year! 8-)

  6. Mattie17 makes this comment

    Tuesday 13 July, 2010

    my first pride :D and I'm going every year from now on! had so much fun, plus made my first Lesbian friend lol x

  7. mattwatts makes this comment

    Sunday 11 July, 2010

    in response to ninja_adam - Gay pride isn't a place that you have to act the stereotype, in fact it's the best place to defy it.

    If you want to show people that not all gay people are what they might think then you should go as yourself, act yourself and show others... don't feel pushed away from some of the best events of the year

  8. piranha makes this comment

    Saturday 10 July, 2010

    Come visit Manchester Pride in August, voted best pride event 4 years running :D

  9. ninja_adam makes this comment

    Friday 9 July, 2010

    How about an article on how those of us who aren't part of the 'scene' can fit in at an event like this?

    Pride seems to just reinforce stereotypes about gay people, which frustrates me - I want to be able to be proud of being who I am without having to conform to acting in a certain way.

  10. biboi17 makes this comment

    Friday 9 July, 2010

    It was an Amazing day me and my boyfriend were at the front of the parade, mine and his first pride, I will never forget it

  11. johnny_214 makes this comment

    Thursday 8 July, 2010

    I live in Texas and we happened to be on vacation during the London pride parade and we went.. first parade every and it was just absoultly amazing.. the atmosphere was great!!!

  12. lainerX91 makes this comment

    Thursday 8 July, 2010

    It was the first time for me to go to any pride event. I was so lucky to be in London during the pride events. It is a memory that I will cherish for the rest of my life, and I absolutely loved the Love is a human right signs :-)

  13. graciegray123 makes this comment

    Wednesday 7 July, 2010

    It was my first pride, I got there early and managed to get in with the Stonewall lot, I still have my sign 'Love your inner lesbian'

    Was the best day of the year so far, I cannot wait for my next pride event! 8-)

  14. Capon makes this comment

    Tuesday 6 July, 2010

    I went, it was actually so much better than I was expecting. Fountain times were fun tings.

  15. jammy101 makes this comment

    Monday 5 July, 2010

    i went to gay pridd not thre floaty thing but the part it was amaizng ( i saw a bit of the float )

  16. alex makes this comment

    Sunday 4 July, 2010

    OMG i had so much fun! it was my first pride and i loved it so much im goin every year! lol

  17. Kiel297 makes this comment

    Sunday 4 July, 2010

    I absolutely loved it. I went with my friend, and I left with him as my boyfriend

  18. batty matty makes this comment

    Sunday 4 July, 2010

    IT WAS FREAKING GREAT!!!!!;-)

  19. Jack makes this comment

    Sunday 4 July, 2010

    Fantastic day it was indeed, and a lovely write-up :) there really was a wonderful sense of community and a great atmosphere to the whole day. Rachel's Defying Gravity was utterly incredible!

  20. ShArK makes this comment

    Sunday 4 July, 2010

    Sounds like fun! Wish we had it here in Belgium :)

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